Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2793 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide funding to complete Phase I for Kapolei Public Library.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the State Librarian, Makakilo/Kapolei/Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board #34, and the Estate of James Campbell.

Your Committee finds that greater Kapolei welcomes the completion of the Kapolei Public Library, as a community hub and as a safe, welcoming environment for keiki and adults to learn, develop reading skills, and improve their minds. Funding is also urgently needed to ensure that the library, coming online soon, will never suffer a period of idleness.

Your Committee has amended the measure by reducing the appropriation to zero for further consideration of the Committee on Ways and Means.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2793, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2793, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.